Which Optima battery

[bryanjeep]

What color Optima is best for me. I will have a 350, I have many lights, winch in future, electic fan, radio but no amp, and all the little add ons. I think the two choices are red and yellow.

[far_right]

run dual batts... a red and a yellow

[Joopin]

Both... the red top for the aux. lights and starting... the yellow for the winch.

[bryanjeep]

I can't afford both especially right now during my conversion. Which one should I chose? :wink:

[far_right]

red

[White]

someone said one is a deep cycle ..
Deep cycles are better for long discharge and long recharge cycles.
They will not recharge as fast as a standard c series battery.. ask a professional ! Not the seller, maybe a starter/ alternator shop.

[TwistedCopper]

The yellow one is the deep cycle and is more expensive (about $30 more). I'd get any good battery with a high CCA rating. Optima is a bit pricey, and unless you need the deep cycle for some reason, you're probably paying extra for the name with the red one. I'd check prices/ specs on Interstate & others as well.

[bryanjeep]

I don't know much about batteries and specs and what to look for.

[White]

extreamly good advice !
Unless you need to mount it upside down, no need for a totally sealed battery. Did not even think to tell you that...
I use a 1000 cca Interstate. I don't think highly of the wal-mart special.
maybe Exide Die Hard Interstate ...

[wm69]

my last red top lasted me 5.5 years and i got $30 toward the price of a new one (still under warrenty). I don't think that's overpaying for a battery if it lasted that long....espically as hard as I am on batteries. My last die hard gold lasted less than half that time and I paid 80 for it. I'll never buy anything but optimas, even for my wife's civic...

[White]

On November 1, 2000, Johnson Controls, Inc. purchased OPTIMA Batteries, Inc. from the Gylling Group of Scandinavia.

Must of been one of there early versions...
Last 5 years ? That is good.

[XJNick]

Hi,

The red top is probably closer to a standard car battery in Cold-Cranking Amps (CCA) and Amp-hours (AH), but I'm not sure.

The yellow top is a deep-cycle battery. Like all deep-cycles, you can discharge them faster and closer to 0 volts with out permanently damaging the battery. They usually can output higher currents and have a higher CCA and AH ratings than regular batteries.

-Nick

[bryanjeep]

So are you saying go for yellow?

[far_right]

i dont know what exactly was said b/c i just kinda skimmed.. .but Continental batteries also makes optima

[White]

http://www.optimabatteries.com/faq.asp#q12
I think he's saying look here. #12-17

[far_right]

http://www.continentalbattery.com/battery/optima.html

[XJNick]

If your planning on using alot of lights at the same time, or the winch and other things simultaneously, it probably would be better to get a yellow top as it can withstand higher current draws.

-Nick

[bryanjeep]

I will usually use maybe 2 lights at a time with the headlights. I have 8 aftermarkets but like I said, 2 is enough. But still I think I should go for the yellow top then. I am looking at the ones on eBay with the free shipping. The thing is, if it ever goes bad, could I take it into a dealer (pepgirls) and get utilize the warranty?

[XJNick]

Originally Posted by far_right

but Continental batteries also makes optima

Actually, Continental batteries is just a distributor of Optima.
Optimas are made by Optima Batteries, a division of johnson controls.

-Nick

[bryanjeep]

You guys know too much!